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APNewsBreak: Police find family of dead twins

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 01:39
It took 11 days and the help of dozens of strangers, but police have finally been able to locate the family of a pair of reclusive twin sisters who were found dead in their California home last month....
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Romney, GOP rivals vie in 10 Super Tuesday states

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 01:39
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The marathon race at a crossroads, Mitt Romney and his Republican rivals battled coast-to-coast in a Super Tuesday showdown across 10 states for more than 400 delegates - by far the busiest day of the campaign for the party's presidential nomination....
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Paul urges supporters in Idaho to caucus for him

AP - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 01:39
NAMPA, Idaho (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul on Tuesday urged voters in Idaho to caucus for him on the promise of a smaller federal government, $1 trillion in federal spending cuts and an administration dedicated to liberty....

8 women allege rape, harassment in military suit

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 01:39
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Eight current and former members of the U.S. military allege in a new federal lawsuit that they were raped, assaulted or harassed during their service and suffered retaliation when they reported it to their superiors....
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$7B swindle may keep Stanford behind bars for life

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 01:39
HOUSTON (AP) -- Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford spent more than 20 years charming investors, who handed him billions of dollars they had spent their lives accumulating through hard work and saving....
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Soldiers sized up: Army survey for uniforms, armor

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 01:39
The president may be talking about downsizing the military, but the size of the average soldier is growing....
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Special Forces soldier dies trying to save NC kids

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 01:39
HOPE MILLS, N.C. (AP) -- A decorated Green Beret leapt from the second-story of his burning home early Tuesday, wrapped himself in a blanket and ran back inside in an attempt to save his two young daughters....
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Hackers busted after one becomes FBI informant

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 01:39
NEW YORK (AP) -- The shadowy underworld of Internet hackers was rocked by news Tuesday that one of the world's most-wanted and most-feared computer vandals has been an FBI informant for months and helped authorities build a case against five alleged comrades....
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Diplomacy, not war: New Iran nuclear talks seen

AP - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 01:39
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Alarmed by rising talk of war, the United States, Europe and other world powers announced Tuesday that bargaining will begin again with Iran over its fiercely disputed nuclear efforts. Tehran, for its part, invited inspectors to see a site suspected of secret atomic weapons work....

Super Tuesday voters assess pros and cons of field

AP - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 01:39
COLUMBUS, OHIO (AP) -- Voters at Super Tuesday precincts drew a composite sketch, of sorts, of the Republican candidate they'd most like to have to challenge President Barack Obama in the fall. He'd possess Mitt Romney's economic cred, Rick Santorum's heartfelt conservatism and Newt Gingrich's intellect....

Democrats seek hearing into judge's Obama email

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 01:39
HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- Two top Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee called for a hearing Tuesday to examine a Montana judge's conduct in forwarding an email that included a racist joke involving bestiality and President Barack Obama's mother....
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Islamist sect suspected in killing of 6 in Nigeria

AP - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 01:39
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) -- Suspected gunmen from a radical Islamist sect stormed into the home Tuesday of the top customs official in northeast Nigeria, shooting the man dead only weeks after he took over the post, officials said. Another shooting blamed on the sect killed four Christians in the region....

General: Syrian air defense complicates US options

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 01:39
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The advanced air defense weapons Russia has provided to Syria's regime would make it difficult to establish a no-fly zone there as part of an effort to help the rebellion, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East told senators Tuesday....
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Biden meeting in CentAm to focus on drug violence

AP - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 01:39
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- Central American leaders gathered Tuesday to meet with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, saying they would focus on drug trafficking and the violent crime that plagues their region....

Hackers busted after one becomes FBI informant

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 01:39
NEW YORK (AP) -- The shadowy underworld of Internet hackers was rocked by news Tuesday that one of the world's most-wanted and most-feared computer vandals has been an FBI informant for months and helped authorities build a case against five alleged comrades....
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FBI offers $1 million reward for missing American

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 01:39
WASHINGTON (AP) -- FBI Director Robert Mueller made a personal plea Tuesday for the safe return of a former FBI agent who vanished in Iran five years ago, announcing a $1 million reward for information leading to his location and recovery....
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Urban League: voting laws threaten equality gains

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 01:39
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The National Urban League is calling on African-Americans to get out and vote come election time as a means of countering state laws the group says threaten education and economic gains made by blacks....
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Nursing home with meth lab fire was cited earlier

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 01:39
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A nursing home where a 31-year-old man died after a meth lab fire that injured several other people was cited for 18 violations last year, including not providing adequate care, according to state records obtained Tuesday....
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Rep. of Congo: 246 dead after arms depot blasts

AP - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 01:39
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) -- Morticians stacked bodies two to a tray at Brazzaville's main morgue Tuesday as state radio reported at least 246 people had died from two days of explosions at an armory that catapulted shells, rockets and other munitions into a densely populated area of the capital of the Republic of Congo....

Rep. of Congo: 246 dead after arms depot blasts

AP - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 01:39
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) -- Morticians stacked bodies two to a tray at Brazzaville's main morgue Tuesday as state radio reported at least 246 people had died from two days of explosions at an armory that catapulted shells, rockets and other munitions into a densely populated area of the capital of the Republic of Congo....
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